4.

Great champions are of the opinion that 70 to 75 per cent of weightlifting is mental preparation. But in my case, 100 per cent is due to God’s Grace and God’s Compassion. Without my prayer-life and meditation-life, I am sure I could not lift more than 60 pounds.

From:Sri Chinmoy,Body, heart and soul one-arm lift anniversary, 25-26 June 1986, Agni Press, 1986
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